Composting technology in waste stabilization: On the methods, challenges and future prospects

CO Onwosi, VC Igbokwe, JN Odimba, IE Eke… - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Composting technology has become invaluable in stabilization of municipal waste due to its
environmental compatibility. In this review, different types of composting methods reportedly …

Microbes in beach sands: integrating environment, ecology and public health

RL Whitman, VJ Harwood, TA Edge, MB Nevers… - … Science and Bio …, 2014 - Springer
Beach sand is a habitat that supports many microbes, including viruses, bacteria, fungi and
protozoa (micropsammon). The apparently inhospitable conditions of beach sand …

Assessment of bioaerosol contamination (bacteria and fungi) in the largest urban wastewater treatment plant in the Middle East

S Niazi, MS Hassanvand, AH Mahvi… - … Science and Pollution …, 2015 - Springer
Bioaerosol concentration was measured in wastewater treatment units in south of Tehran,
the largest wastewater treatment plant in the Middle East. Active sampling was carried out …

Bioaerosolization and pathogen transmission in wastewater treatment plants: Microbial composition, emission rate, factors affecting and control measures

S Kataki, R Patowary, S Chatterjee, MG Vairale… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental consequences during wastewater management are vital and getting
increased attention to interrupt any possible disease transmission pathways. Evidence of …

[HTML][HTML] Recent progress in nanomaterial-based sensing of airborne viral and bacterial pathogens

SK Bhardwaj, N Bhardwaj, V Kumar, D Bhatt… - Environment …, 2021 - Elsevier
Airborne pathogens are small microbes that can cause a multitude of diseases (eg, the
common cold, flu, asthma, anthrax, tuberculosis, botulism, and pneumonia). As pathogens …

[PDF][PDF] Emission of bacteria and fungi in the air from wastewater treatment plants–a review

E Korzeniewska - Front biosci (Schol ed), 2011 - article.imrpress.com
Introduction 3. Air pollution 3.1. Bioaerosol 3.2. Meteorological factors and bioaerosol
concentration 3.3. Assessment methods for bioaerosol 4. Wastewater treatment plants as a …

Concentrations and size distributions of viable bioaerosols under various weather conditions in a typical semi-arid city of Northwest China

Y Li, R Lu, W Li, Z Xie, Y Song - Journal of Aerosol Science, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, atmospheric particulate matter (PM) has become one of the top pollutants
affecting the air quality and human health in Xi'an, the largest city in semi-arid inland of …

A state-of-the-art review on WWTP associated bioaerosols: Microbial diversity, potential emission stages, dispersion factors, and control strategies

NK Singh, G Sanghvi, M Yadav, H Padhiyar… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) associated bioaerosols have emerged as one of the
critical sustainability indicators, ensuring health and well-being of societies and cities. In this …

Bioaerosols emission characteristics from wastewater treatment aeration tanks and associated health risk exposure assessment during autumn and winter

X Zhao, D An, M Liu, J Ma, W Ali, H Zhu, M Li… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aeration tanks from activated sludge wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) can release a
large amount of bioaerosols that can pose health risks. However, risk characterization of …

Multi-antibiotic resistant bacteria in landfill bioaerosols: Environmental conditions and biological risk assessment

WB Morgado-Gamero, A Parody, J Medina… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Landfills, as well as other waste management facilities are well-known bioaerosols sources.
These places may foment antibiotic-resistance in bacterial bioaerosol (ARB) due to …